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Bolsonaro has been detained after authorities determined he posed a concrete flight risk while under home confinement.

The former head of state was found guilty of orchestrating a military coup in September and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under house arrest pending legal challenges.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a preventative measure after fresh information emerged.

This encompassed attempting to break his electronic bracelet and a summons to a supporters' gathering that could enable a chance to flee".

Court Filing Details Escape Risks

In a paperwork permitting the detention, the judge said intelligence from the unit overseeing Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the one-time head of state's aim to disable the tracking monitor to ensure success in his getaway".

This, it said, would be "facilitated by the disorder caused by the protest called by his child.

His child, his son Flávio, who holds office as a senator, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday night.

Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on social media on Friday: Do you plan to struggle for your homeland, or watch it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."

He said the gathering would be so backers could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."

Diplomatic Refuge Fears

Part of the magistrate's determination was the possibility of his "relocation to embassies near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a background of planning to seek refuge through a diplomatic representation", a declaration said.

The court filing underscores that the American diplomatic mission in the national capital, the capital city, is situated around 8 miles from his dwelling.

International Reactions

His judicial problems have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative US President Donald Trump, causing him to impose a fifty percent tax on goods coming from Brazil.

He is being kept in a national police facility in Brasilia and will undergo a detention review on Sunday.

Recent Judicial Appeals

It was only on the previous day that the former president's lawyers asked the Top Court to permit him to complete his entire prison term under domestic detention, with digital surveillance.

They also petitioned that the former president be authorized to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.

Background on Conviction

The former president was determined responsible of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the national vote to his left-wing rival, Lula.

Top judicial officials said that he knew of a plot which encompassed plans to murder his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been overseeing his judicial proceedings.

The conspiracy was stopped because it failed to get the endorsement of the military leaders. The current president was inaugurated without problem on the first day of 2023.

But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed official structures in the federal district, Brazil's capital.

The police took action and around approximately 1,500 persons were detained.

The judges found that the rioters had been incited by the former president whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, restore order and return him to office.

At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the 27 years and three months sentence unreasonably severe".

He was also barred from seeking elected position until twenty-sixty - eight years after the end of his sentence.

The one-time head of state called the legal proceedings a "witch hunt and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the next presidential race.